Thank you for attending our presentation with our 7 Generation Games team, AnnMaria De Mars, Maria Burns Ortiz and Christy Hanson.
AATC in Albuquerque, NM was lively. The annual Balloon Fiesta was on. Green chili harvesting and sales were at their peak. And as any local knows, it’s “Christmas year-round” in New Mexico, characterized by the red and green chili toppings found in all the local Tex-Mex restaurants. The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center featured their signature Indigenous cuisine (earthen oven bread, pies and stews) and tribal dances.
The annual harvest was in full swing. So was Growing Math, our research-led project delivering STEAM and agriculture lessons and games to teachers and students.
Growing Math: Engaging Students through integrating Indigenous culture, agriculture and mathematics
Dr. AnnMaria presented her and her team’s research from 2020 on the needs of Title I schools, which led to the formation of the Growing Math project, complete with hands-on activities and game design. Participants left with vetted, freely available resources that integrate math, agricultural science, environmental science and Indigenous history, culture and language. These resources are being developed specifically to meet needs identified by rural educators and to account for common barriers to technology implementation in rural communities.
Presenters:
Dr. AnnMaria De Mars, National University
Christy Hanson, Growing Math
Maria Burns Ortiz, 7 Generation Games
Land acknowledgment: We were on Pueblo heritage lands for the duration of our visit.
Did you have a favorite out of all of the events you attended? Or is that like having a favorite child?
I liked the research conducted on students studying computer science!
If you are in Albuquerque for AATC, you need to visit the Pueblo Center if it’s not on your agenda. Take a tour and have lunch there. They have Indigenous food on the menu.